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Media
Introduction
There are various media drives and connections
availab le in the MMI. For example, you can play
audio/video* files from t he Jukebox* or connect
your mobi le device to the Audi mus ic interface*
and operate it through the MMI.
Notes
General
Media and format restrictions : t he MMI (includ -
ing the SD card reader and the USB storage de -
vice connection *) was tested with a variety of
products and media on the market. However,
there may be cases where individual devices or
media and audio/video files* may not be recog-
nized, may play on ly with restrictions, or may not
play at all.
Digital Rights Management : please note that
the audio/video* files are subjec t to copyright
protection.
The med ia drives do not play files that are pro-
tected by ORM and that are ident ified with the
symbol
rfl.
Data security : never store important data on SD
cards, the Jukebox*, CDs/DVDs or mobile devices .
Audi AG is not responsib le for damaged or lost
files and media .
Loading times : t he more files/fo lders/p laylists
that are on a storage medium, the longer it will
take to load the audio/v ideo* files . Audi recom-
mends using storage med ia tha t on ly conta in au-
dio/video files*. To decrease the t ime it takes to
load audio/v ideo files*, create subfolders (for ex-
ample, for t he art ist or album). The loading time
will also increase when importing files.
Additional information : when playing, aud io
files are automatically displayed with any add i-
tional informat ion that is sto red (such as the ar-
tis t , t rac k and albu m cover). If this informa t ion is
not availa ble on the sto rage med ium, t he MMI
will check the Grace note metadata database .
Media
However, in some cases, the additional informa -
tion may not be displayed.
Restri cted functionality : rese t t he Media set-
tings
to the fact ory defau lt settings if funct ional -
ity is restr icted ¢
page 244.
If fu nctionali ty is rest ricted, reset the Jukebox*
to t he factory default se tt ings ¢ page 24 4.
For information about the propert ies of support-
ed med ia and file formats , see
¢ page 237 .
@ Note
Always follow the information fo und in ¢ @ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195 .
CD/DVD operation
CD/ DVD and format restrictions :
the funct iona li-
ty of individual st orage media may be limited due
to t he variety of blank CDs/DVDs availab le and
t he various capacities. Audio CDs or video DVDs
with copy protection, CDs/DVDs that do not con-
form to the standard and multi session CDs may
have limited playback or may not play at all. Audi
recommends finaliz ing the recording process
whe n creat ing mult isess ion CDs. Multisess ion is
not supported for DVDs.
Using CDs/ DVDs, the CD drive or the DVD drive :
to ensure correct, high-quality playback and to
prevent damage to the drive or disc read ing er-
rors, always store CDs/DVDs in a protective
sleeve and do not expose t hem to direct sunlight .
Do
not use:
- Damaged, dirty or scratched CDs/DVDs
- Single CDs/DVDs with 3 in (8 cm) diameter
- CD/DVDs that are not round
- CDs/DVDs wit h labe ls
- Protec t ive rings
- Cleaning CDs
Thermal protection switch : CD/DVD playback
may be temporarily unavailab le if outs ide tem -
peratures are extremely hot or cold. A thermal
prot ect ion switch is insta lled to protect the CD/
DVD and the laser.
Laser devices: lase r devices are divided into safe -
ty classes 1 to 4 in accordance with DIN IEC 76 .,.
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